Hosts Poland will give its best effort to take Pool A leadership ahead of Australia

Wroclaw and Krakow, Poland, September 2, 2014 – Poland and Australia will try to break the pool leadership deadlock in Pool A, while France target to stay on top of Pool D at the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship on Tuesday.

After a spectacular display on the historic opening match against Serbia, Poland are looking to improve their standing and break the tie with co-leaders Australia. Poland are tied with Australia as both teams had a straight sets win in their opening match with an identical 75-55 total points.

Meanwhile, France are seeking solo leadership in Pool D after Iran and USA were subjected to a 3-1 and 3-2 result with their matchups with Italy and Belgium, respectively.

Key Points

• Against Venezuela, Argentina won their first straight sets victory in a World Championship match since their 3-0 win over the same team in 2010.

• Argentina have started all of their previous World Championship campaigns with either two wins or two defeats.

• Serbia were casualties on the opening day of the tournament.

• Serbia have never started a World Championship campaign with back-to-back defeats.

• Argentina and Serbia have met twice before in the World Championship; Serbia were double winners.

• Argentina and Serbia’s last meeting in a World Championship was in Florence in 2010.

• Venezuela have lost their last seven matches at the World Championship.

• Venezuela’s last taste of World Championship victory in 2006 against Iran.

• One of Cameroon’s two victories in the World Championship came against Venezuela in 1990.

• Cameroon have lost their last three World Championship matches.

• Cameroon and Venezuela have met in the classification matches at the 1990 World Championship.

• The loss against Cameroon is Venezuela’s only defeat in their last five meetings with an African opposition at the World Championships.

• Australia’s 3-0 win was their first in the competition.

• Australia snapped an 11-match losing streak at the World Championships.

• Poland have won their opener at each of their last four World Championships.

• Poland have one each of their first three matches at previous three World Championships.

• Australia and Poland will be meeting for the first time.

• Their last competitive meeting was at the London 2012 Olympic Games; Australia stunned Poland 3-1.

• USA have won five of the last six opening matches in the World Championship.

• USA have won 10 of their last 14 World Championship matches.

• Iran’s 3-1 victory over Italy marks the first time they succeeded to win an opening match at the World Championship.